Your cap = 25% of your Dynasty Points (◆) wheel total, which you enter on My Hub — the number after the slash in the center of Program Overview → Dynasty Point Allocation, rounded up to the nearest 5. Every coach uses the same 25%. Your budget is earned from your four school grades (Conference Prestige, Brand Exposure, Stadium Atmosphere, Program Tradition) and resets every season.
Log every offer on My Class at what you actually spent. The game sets the price; the league publishes no price list.
Outside the cap: retention, coaching staff and facilities.
Players you persuade to stay are charged to next season's budget (see Player Retention).
Overspending is a commissioner call under Playing in Good Faith — no automatic penalty table. My Hub shows you when you're past the line.